The Fifty Fund is the fund raising arm of Class 50 Alliance, operators of 50031 Hood, 50035 Ark Royal, 50044 Exeter, 50049 Defiance and 50007 Hercules.
Kidderminster Diesel Depot
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
The @thefiftyfund class 50 Gbrf hire in continues into another week obvs split up today with 50007 doing the Oxley drag but here's 50049 Defiance getting 5Q97 Northampton Emd to Kettering Stabling Sidings underway at Northampton this afternoon #class50 #Hooverdrag #wcml
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And 50049 is top an tail with 56098 on the working below to Northampton, although it's running late. 50049 will work back later from Northampton to Kettering.
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
50007 will be moving stock from Old Dalby Test Facility to Oxley this morning. More details can be found below via the Realtime Trains links.
Realtime Trains | 5Q70 0909 Old Dalby to Oxley Car. M.D. | 03/04/2023
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
A few more from today’s @SVRDiesels diesel event; a superb day with lots of great friends seen. Good to see the event Supported by @GBRailfreight @DRSgovuk @Platform5Rail @thefiftyfund
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
Diesel Depot Tours are available again today, hourly from 0930. They are £10 a head and must be pre-booked at The Fifty Fund sales stand on Kidderminster concourse. They are already starting to fill up nicely, so get booked in!
Pic by Glen Flurry
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Ok we should probably come clean. It wasn't even on the side of 50007....
(Apologies to anyone that fell for it) 😆
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Paddington - Okehampton tour on March 26 with @UKRailtours now open for booking.
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
Very proud to be part of this team! @thefiftyfund @SVRDiesels
Did you know the SVR has dozens of heritage diesel-powered locos? On @HeritageFundUK’s #HeritageTreasures day we’re celebrating these and the people who look after them, like @gus50035 . bit.ly/3HxU8Hj #SVRFamily #DieselPower
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How on earth do @hornby keep getting these SO wrong? First the GBRf blue disaster, and now this. Seriously Hornby. Please just come and talk to us? uk.hornby.com/products/br-cl…
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
Just finished some of these for @thefiftyfund and really pleased with how they've turned out! You can order them here, and help them raise a few quid. @rail @svrdiesels
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RT @gus50035: Morning all, a heads up on changes at the SVR today due to the failure of Steam Loco 1501.
40106 will work the 1015 ex KR an…
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Sales stand (lite version) is now up and running in coach G. Do pop down and see us. Oh and bring your wallet! (We take cards too 😊)
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50007 and 50044 departing Kidderminster for Doncaster, and will work the Doncaster - Beverley leg of @UKRailtours Christmas Carol excursion. Still some tickets available. ukrailtours.com/product/a-be…
Pic by @KennyFelstead
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Our new range of nameplates proved very popular at the recent gala, and they are now available to order from The Fifty Fund Store. There are two sizes available - 290mm and 570mm long, and they can be found here: fiftyfundstore.co.uk/page/co…
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The Fifty Fund retweeted
It seems the announcement of our 2022 May Diesel Gala dates have broken half the internet! (We are very sorry, Mr Zuckerberg......) 😆
@svrofficialsite @thefiftyfund @WesternLoco
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50049 has been placed in the No1 dock at Kidderminster Town station for cab and accompanied engine room visits.
Please do pop in to see us, to have a chat about what is going on with our Class 50s. All donations will be most gratefully received.
@SVRDiesels
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A fabulous accolade for the Class 50 Alliance. The first HRA award for Diesel Traction. An incredibly proud moment for us.
@SVRDiesels @svrofficialsite
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